pretend的用法
pretend to be doing 是強調(diào)不定式的動作正在進行的過程中.
pretend to do是強調(diào)假裝要做某事,而不一定正在進行或者是已經(jīng)發(fā)生.
還有一種完成式pretend to have done 強調(diào)假裝后面的動作已經(jīng)完成.
pretend
vt.
假裝,裝扮,(作為藉口或理由)偽稱
To give a false appearance of; feign:
偽裝：顯示一副假面貌;偽裝：
“You had to pretend conformity while privately pursuing high and dangerous nonconformism”(Anthony Burgess)
“當你私下里追求崇高而又危險的新教教義時,你仍得假裝信奉國教”(安東尼·伯吉斯)
To claim or allege insincerely or falsely; profess:
假稱：不誠實地或虛假地要求或宣稱;自稱：
doesn't pretend to be an expert.
不要偽稱是個專家
To represent fictitiously in play; make believe:
裝扮：在戲劇中虛構(gòu)地扮演;使相信：
pretended they were on a cruise.
他們假裝在海上巡邏
To take upon oneself; venture:
大膽冒昧地做：使自己承擔義務;冒險干某事：
I cannot pretend to say that you are wrong.
我不敢說你是錯誤的
v.intr.(不及物動詞)
To feign an action or a character,as in play.
扮演：假扮某種行為或某個角色,如在戲劇中假扮
To put forward a claim.
自稱：提出要求
To make pretensions:
假裝,矯作：
pretends to gourmet tastes.
自命有美食家的品味
adj.Informal (形容詞)【非正式用語】
Imitation; make-believe:
模仿的;仿制的：
pretend money; pretend pearls.
偽幣;假珍珠
Middle English pretenden
中古英語 pretenden
from Old French pretendre
源自 古法語 pretendre
from Latin praetendere
源自 拉丁語 praetendere
prae- [pre-]
prae- [前綴,表“在…之前”]
tendere [to extend] * see ten-
tendere [延伸,延長] *參見 ten-
pretend,assume,affect,simulate,feign,fake,counterfeit
These verbs all mean to take on a false or misleading appearance.
這些動詞都指采用虛偽的或誤導的表象.
Pretend often suggests a vain or transparent attempt to fool or deceive:
Pretend 經(jīng)常暗示一種徒勞地或明顯地去愚弄或欺騙：
“My bedmate pretended to be asleep” (George W.Cable).
“我的枕邊人假裝睡著了” (喬治·W·凱布爾).
Assume may—but does not necessarily—connote dishonesty,insincerity,or trickery:
Assume 有可能——但是并不必然地——意味著不誠實,不誠心或欺騙：
“Assume a virtue,if you have it not” (Shakespeare).
“假如你沒有美德的話,那就假裝你有美德” (莎士比亞).
I assumed an air of confidence that I was far from feeling.
在我遠遠感受不到自信時,我顯示出一副自信的神氣.
Affect suggests an effort to give the appearance of something either out of personal preference or to make an impression:
Affect 暗示了一種出于個人喜好或想要留下好印象而有意顯示出某種神態(tài)的努力：
“He affects the disdainful petulance of a rock star” (Annalyn Swan).
“他假裝出搖滾明星般倔傲的任性” (阿那林·斯旺).
Simulate emphasizes the assumption of an appearance or a form that closely resembles reality:
Simulate 強調(diào)外表的假裝或近似現(xiàn)實的形式：
“A ...verdant scum upon the surface of deep pools simulated the turf that had been removed” (John Lothrop Motley).The remaining terms—feign,fake,and counterfeit —all imply at least a measure of deliberate sham.
“深潭表面上青綠的浮藻給人一種假象,好象草地被轉(zhuǎn)移了” (約翰·洛恩羅普莫·特利).剩下的幾個詞如feign,fake 和 counterfeit 都暗示有某種程度的虛假.
Feign suggests false representation or fictitious fabrication:
Feign 指錯誤的表現(xiàn)或人為的制造：
The child feigned a look of innocence when his mother asked who had eaten the cake.
當他媽媽問誰吃了蛋糕時,那個小孩裝出無辜的表情
Fake implies fraudulent simulation:
Fake 指欺騙性的偽裝和冒充：
He faked an interest in my work.
他假裝對我的工作感興趣.
Counterfeit denotes a close imitation that can often pass for an original:
Counterfeit 暗指幾乎可以假亂真的很相近的模仿：
“Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee” (Oliver Goldsmith).
“他們帶著偽裝得極好的喜悅大笑” (奧利弗·哥爾德史密斯)